<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="true"><li>Kubernetes Slack will lose its special status, becoming a standard free Slack on June 20.</li><li>The Kubernetes community will likely transition to a new platform later this year.</li><li>Responsible channel owners and members need to take action soon.</li><li>Slack has supported the project with a free customized enterprise account for a decade.</li><li>Feature limitations of free Slack, like 90 days of history retention, will impact the community.</li><li>The Slack Admin team will manage these limitations to the best of their ability.</li><li>CNCF Projects Staff suggest migrating to Discord due to the Slack downgrade.</li><li>Discord could offer new tools and integrations like GitHub group membership synchronization.</li><li>The Steering Committee will discuss and decide on the future platform.</li><li>The community is advised to refer to the FAQ, kubernetes-dev mailing list, and #announcements channel for updates.</li><li>Specific feedback on Slack status can be shared by joining the discussion on GitHub.</li></ul>

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